12a bus timetable
12 different bus routes are numbered 12a across the UK and Ireland, run by 11 operators in 7 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
12a bus in South West England
1 route
- 12A Plymouth — Plymouth ↔ Callington Go Cornwall Bus 3 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 15:10
12a bus in East of England
1 route
- 12A Newmarket — Newmarket ↔ Newmarket The Guineas Stephensons of Essex 8 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 18:50
12a bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- 12A East Hunsbury — Northampton ↔ Northampton Northampton Bus Interchange Stagecoach Midlands 38 weekday journeys first 05:55 · last 20:36
- 12A Lincoln — Lincoln Bus Sta C ↔ Welton Dunholme Road Stagecoach East Midlands 8 weekday journeys first 19:30 · last 22:55
12a bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 12A Dudley — Dudley ↔ Oldbury Diamond Bus 36 weekday journeys first 05:55 · last 23:50
12a bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
2 routes
- 12A Bridlington — Bridlington ↔ Scarborough East Yorkshire 1 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 06:10
- 12A Hull — Hull Interchange ↔ Kingswood Stagecoach East Midlands 68 weekday journeys first 07:10 · last 22:12
12a bus in North West England
3 routes
- 12A Blackburn — Blackburn Town Centre ↔ Blackburn Bus Stn The Blackburn Bus Company 6 weekday journeys first 07:25 · last 17:25
- 12A Leighton — Leighton Hospital ↔ Grand Junction Retail Park D & G Bus 48 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 18:50
- 12A St Helens — St Helens ↔ Haydock Ind Est Hattons Travel 2 weekday journeys first 17:25 · last 17:50
12a bus in Northern Ireland
2 routes
- 12a Belfast — Donegall Square North ↔ Carr's Glen Metro 48 weekday journeys first 06:30 · last 23:00
- 12a The Collon — Foyle Street Bus Station ↔ Slievemore Park Foyle Metro 102 weekday journeys first 06:15 · last 22:02
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 12a buses?
Route numbers in the UK are chosen locally — by the operator, or by the local transport authority that tenders the service — not from any national list. Nothing stops two towns hundreds of miles apart both running a 12a, and 12 of them do. The 12a in Belfast has no connection to the 12a in Hull: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 12a bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 12a that starts or finishes near you — each one links to its full timetable, every stop, a live map and its fares. If you know the stop you'll be waiting at, searching for the stop name instead gives you the next departures from that exact stop, which is more reliable than any timetable.
Is the 12a bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 12 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 11 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 12a for your area.
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